"Man On A Wire" lyrics

"Man On A Wire"

I looked into the mirror
What did I see?
There was a big black beast
Looking back at me

You looked into my eyes
What did you see?
You saw a big black beast
Magnified in me

Like a man on a wire
I set myself on fire
Destroyer of a dream
Trying to find a spark
Desperate for love
Like a man on a wire

I was like a volcano
Just waiting to explode
But I have been resurrected, reborn
And I have been transformed
I was a green eyed monster
Could you tell I was afraid?
I sat myself down and shot my fear in the face

Like a man on a wire
I set myself on fire
Destroyer of a dream
Trying to find a spark
Desperate for love
Like a man on a wire
I set myself on fire
Destroyer of a dream
Trying to find a spark
Desperate for love
Like a man on a wire

That's right

Yeah, I see you sitting around
With your wristwatch
And your white collared shirt
I see you
Hoping to watch me fail
Uh-uh!
You're hoping to watch me fail
Uh-uh!
I sat myself down and shot my fear in the face

Like a man on a wire
I set myself on fire
Destroyer of a dream
Trying to find a spark
Desperate for love
Like a man on a wire
I set myself on fire
Destroyer of a dream
Trying to find a spark
Desperate for love
Like a man on a wire


Thanks to Mike for adding these lyrics.
Writer(s): Shirley Manson, Butch Vig, Doug Erikson, Steve Marker
album: "Not Your Kind Of People" (2012)
Garbage - Not Your Kind Of People album cover
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(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
What Girls Are Made Of
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Bright Tonight
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Show Me
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Love Like Suicide
(Japanese Bonus Track)
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